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The Bookshop Woman: A book about books about books
THE BOOKSHOP WOMAN IS A LOVE STORY, A LOVE STORY ABOUT BOOKS... A WATERSTONES NON FICTION MEMOIR OF THE YEAR 'Beautiful, very honest, and very good. I can't recommend it...
Would that be funny?: Growing up with John Clarke
John Clarke was best known as Fred Dagg in New Zealand and for 'The Games' and 'Clarke and Dawe' in Australia. He was a performer, actor, writer, satirist and commentator....
The Bells of Nagasaki
A harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of one of the most infamous events in history- the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. 'A book that everyone should read' The Times A harrowing, heart-rending...
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
The must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, based on the iconic 'Modern Love' essay in the New York Times and perfect...
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing: On Making a Living
A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and a driving desire to thrive A Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial...
For Keeps: A window into the fascinating world of zookeeping
For Keeps takes us into the world of Melbourne zookeeper Noel Harcourt and all the unique and often unpredictable personalities both human and non-human he encountered over the decades of...
Inside the Cartel: How an Undercover FBI Agent Smuggled Cocaine,
"Truth is always stranger than fiction... A stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows." #1 International Bestselling Author Don Winslow The gripping true story, that reads...
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
'A roadmap for a new generation' VOGUE 'Radical, funny and fearless' VANITY FAIR THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An electric, searing memoir by the original Riot Grrrl and legendary frontwoman of...
Straya Day: from the bestselling author of RUM and GOLD, with 45
The unofficial history of Australia's national day since the first contentious one, thereby offering 237 other reasons for a day off. 'The nation is grateful. This is an indispensable book....
I Wrote This For Attention
'Raw, provocative, chaotic, and - dare I say - slutty' COLLEEN HOOVER A thrilling memoir by The White Lotus and Euphoria actor, Lukas Gage, which chronicles his upbringing in a...
The Forest Is the Path
'The pages sing in this beautiful book.' Bono 'Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery.' The Irish Times You're falling...
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Finding Our Way in a Chaotic World
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025: the profound and life-affirming memoir about finding our way in a chaotic world 'A sumptuous, surprising, dark delight' Carmen Maria Machado 'Fast-moving,...
Unruly Figures: Twenty Tales of Rebels, Rulebreakers, and
A fascinating look at the lives of twenty rebels and rule-breakers throughout history and what made their contributions to society-in science, politics, art, and more-transformative. By the author and host...
Alexa Hampton: Design, Style, and Influence
From Alexa Hampton, one of today's greatest interior designers and owner of Mark Hampton LLC, comes a beautifully photographed memoir about her journey into design and the inspirations that shaped...
Will I Ever Have Sex Again?: A disarmingly honest and funny exploration of sex (and those who aren't having it)
Author: Sofie Hagen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'This book had sex with my brain!' SARA PASCOE 'Hilarious. Intimate. Vital.' JAMEELA JAMIL 'I couldn't put the book down!' LAURA...
Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside - Finding Home in an English Garden
Author: Marchelle Farrell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 What is home? It is a question that has troubled Marchelle Farrell for her entire life. Years ago, like so many...
Up In Smoke - Stories From a Life on Fire: 'Fascinating, funny, moving' Richard Herring
Author: Leigh Hosy-Pickett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 'Hilarious' Russell Brand 'Fascinating, funny, moving' Richard Herring 'Totally engaging, highly inspiring and impossible to put down' Nazir Afzal OBE Leigh...
True Nature: The Lives of Peter Matthiessen
Author: Lance Richardson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 736 The first major biography of Peter Matthiessen, celebrated author of The Snow Leopard, founder of the Paris Review, towering figure of...
There and Back: Diaries 1999-2009: The brand new volume from the beloved author, TV icon and Monty Python star
Author: Michael Palin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 592 'A social history of Britain spanning four decades, told with unflagging empathy and wit ' Jonathan Coe, Observer THE FOURTH VOLUME...
The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience and Optimism
Author: Kate Garraway Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 *** The Sunday Times Bestseller *** 'Intimate, tender and brutally honest ... a remarkable book.' Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times 'These...
The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota and an American Inheritance
Author: Rebecca Clarren Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Growing up, Rebecca Clarren only knew the major plot points of her immigrant family's origins. Her great-great-grandparents, the Sinykins, and their...
Still Standing: A Pregnant Woman. A brutal attack. An inspirational fight for survival.
Author: Natalie Queiroz Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Natalie Queiroz was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed by her partner in the most vicious attack imaginable. In the...
Still Life with Bones: A forensic quest for justice among Latin America's mass graves: CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023 BY FT READERS AND THE NEW YORKER
Author: Dr Alexa Hagerty Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 SO FAR CHOSEN BY FINANCIAL TIMES' READERS' FOR BEST BOOKS OF...
Standing on the Shoulders: Incredible Heroes and How They Inspire Us
Author: Dan Walker, Jr. Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'SUCH AN INCREDIBLE READ' ZOE BALL 'ONE OF THE YEAR'S MOST INSPIRING BOOKS' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY With a foreword by 2021...
River Monsters
Author: Jeremy Wade Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Over ten feet long, it weighs in at nearly a quarter of a ton. Covering its back are armoured plates made...
Little Book of Bottega Veneta: The story of the iconic fashion house
Author: Frances Sola-Santiago Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Synonymous with fine craftsmanship and understated elegance, the House of Bottega Veneta is the go-to brand for those who love effortless...
Life With Picasso
Author: Francoise Gilot Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Francoise Gilot was a young painter in Pasis when she first met Picasso - he was sixty-two and she was twenty-one....
Homelands: The History of a Friendship
Author: Chitra Ramaswamy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 THE SALTIRE'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN'S BEST MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY OF 2022 'Remarkable' - The Times 'Achingly beautiful'...
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker
Author: Alice Walker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 560 'These journals are a revelation, a road map and a gift to us all' TAYARI JONES, author of An American Marriage...
Coward: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It
Author: Tim Clare Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 After a decade of living with panic attacks and anxiety, Tim Clare made a promise to himself - he would try...
Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H. W. Bush
Author: Jean Becker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Former Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush and New York Times bestselling author of The Man I Knew, Jean...
Cacophony of Bone
Author: Kerri ni Dochartaigh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Two days after the Winter Solstice in 2019 Kerri and her partner M moved to a small, remote railway cottage...
Cacophony of Bone
Author: Kerri ni Dochartaigh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: NATURE AND TRAVEL When Kerri and...
Both Not Half: 'Few people write about identity with such fluency and sincerity' SATHNAM SANGHERA
Author: Jassa Ahluwalia Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'Full of warmth, humour, optimism and sometimes painful honesty' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'Anyone who's ever struggled to make sense of who they...
Being John Lennon
Author: Ray Connolly Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 John Lennon was a rock star, a school clown, a writer, a wit, an iconoclast, a sometime peace activist and finally...
Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean
Author: Brett Archibald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'That's what happened, I think, struggling to stay afloat as the ocean pummels me from all sides. I must have blacked...
After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller
Author: Max Wallace Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow and donated to...
My (Half) Latinx Kitchen: Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin
"Kiera Wright-Ruiz's My (Half) Latinx Kitchen is entirely singular: hilarious and poignant in its stories, precise and flavorful in its recipes, the book is a gem of memory and feeling...
The Uncool
The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe-one of America's most iconic journalists and filmmakers-revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in...
The Traitor of Arnhem: WWII's Greatest Betrayal and the Moment That
Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Traitor of Colditz Robert Verkaik reveals the incredible never-before-told story of the role played by the Cambridge Spies in the British defeat at Arnhem...
I Thought It Would Be Better Than This: Rise From Disappointment,
"This book will change your life! If you're wrestling with disappointment, heartache, or the curveballs life throws at you, Jessica Turner's story will speak right to your soul." - Mel...
Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning
THE BOOK BEHIND THE VIRAL TUCKER CARLSON INTERVIEW An inspiring survivor of Mao's Cultural Revolution in China makes a passionate case that history is eerily repeating itself as the Woke...
Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds
AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF FEBRUARY A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her longtime abuser; and the author, Michelle...
I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are: Essays and Other Stuff
'One of the funniest books of the year' - Guardian A collection of hilarious personal essays, poems and even amusement park maps on the subjects of insecurity, fame, anxiety, and...
I Must Belong Somewhere: An extraordinary family tale of survival
'An extraordinary family tale of survival' Sunday Times Jonathan Dean's great-grandfather, David Schapira, fled the Russian threat in Ukraine for Vienna in 1914. Blinded in the First World War, he...
Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope
'Amanda's story underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams' Melinda French Gates A brave and imaginative memoir by the...
The Light of Day: the moving true story of the first man to come out
* A Guardian Audiobook of the Week * 'Your book is the "really good book. Just one" that Roger Butler would have wanted' - Sir Ian McKellen 'Absorbing and often...
Mr Wilman's Motoring Adventure: Top Gear, Grand Tour, Clarkson and Me
Twenty years of magic and mayhem on Top Gear and The Grand Tour - from the mysterious man behind the camera . . . Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights...